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Last chance to buy M?!

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JRET
JRET Contributing Member • Posts: 840
Re: Last chance to buy M?!
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DerGuator wrote:

I read here a lot about people buying backup bodies because of the current M situation.

I have never had a camera die under my ownership but y'all made me think about also buying another one of my favourite bodies sooner or later. All my M lenses would be useless with no working camera body...

But I was asking myself is there any 'passive wear' if you just store a camera body??

Keeping a charged battery in a stored camera would be prudent. An alternative to storage alone would be to periodically use the body for some light duty.

I have 5 M bodies. The oldest (orig. M & an M2) are essentially in storage but I keep a charged battery in each and try to shoot a few images monthly - just to keep things going. The remaining 3 - M50, M6II, and M6II (silver) - I still use and keep a different lens on each one. This is especially convenient when shooting an event, travel, etc. since I'm not constantly changing lenses.

I also have several other Canon digital bodies dating back 20+ years. Some show a bit of wear and have higher shutter counts but all still work.  I still use my 6D frequently and it never disappoints.

FWIW, I haven't experienced a Canon body or lens failure yet and I've owned Canon's since film days.  OTOH, I've had several failures of point 'n' shoot digital cameras - none were Canon.

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